# 爬

| 爬 | U+722C, &#29228; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-722C |
| ← 爫 [U+722B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 爭 → [U+722D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

爬 (Kangxi radical 87, 爪+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 竹人日山 (HOAU), four-corner 7723$_1$, composition ⿺爪巴)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 688, character 32
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19662
* Dae Jaweon: page 1101, character 21
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2031, character 5
* Unihan data for U+722C

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 巴 | *praː |
| 芭 | *praː |
| 笆 | *praː, *braːʔ |
| 豝 | *praː |
| 鈀 | *praː, *pʰraː |
| 吧 | *praː, *pʰraː |
| 蚆 | *praː, *pʰraː |
| 疤 | *praː |
| 把 | *praːʔ |
| 爸 | *praːs, *baʔ |
| 弝 | *praːs |
| 靶 | *praːs |
| 葩 | *pʰraː |
| 舥 | *pʰraː |
| 妑 | *pʰraː |
| 帊 | *pʰraːs |
| 琶 | *braː |
| 爬 | *braː |
| 杷 | *braː, *braːs, *braːs |
| 跁 | *braːʔ, *braːs |
| 耙 | *braːs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *braː) : semantic 爪 + phonetic 巴 (OC *praː).

### Etymology

Cognate with 匍 (OC *baː).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): pá (pa$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄆㄚˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pa$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): paa$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pa$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phà
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pa$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): pa$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): bà̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pê / pêe / pâ / phâ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bê$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$bo
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ba$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pá
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pá
*** Wade–Giles: pʻa$^2$
*** Yale: pá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: par
*** Palladius: па (pa)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰä³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: pa$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pa
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰa²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: paa$^4$
*** Yale: pàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: paa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pa$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaː²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰa²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phà
*** Hakka Romanization System: pa$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰa¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰa¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: pa$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰa¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bà̤
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pê
*** Tâi-lô: pê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pee
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Singapore): /pe²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêe
*** Tâi-lô: pêe
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ¹³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pâ
*** Tâi-lô: pâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: paa
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /pa²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pa¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /pa²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phâ
*** Tâi-lô: phâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phaa
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰa¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /pʰa²⁴/
* pê/pêe - vernacular;
* pâ/phâ - literary.
* Middle Chinese: bae
Rime :
| Character | 爬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 蒲巴切 |
| Baxter | bae |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /bˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ba/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /baɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ba/ |
| Wang Li | /ba/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱa/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pá |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | paa$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]ˤra/
    (Zhengzhang): /*braː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 爬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | pá |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bæ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[b]ˁra/ |
| English | climb on all fours |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 爬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 117 |
| Phonetic component | 巴 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 爬 |
| Old Chinese | /*braː/ |

### Definitions

爬
* to crawl; to creep
       Wǒmen de bǎobǎo gāng kāishǐ huì pá. [Pinyin]
       Our baby is just starting to crawl.
       Gǒu pá dào qìchē xià cáng zhe. [Pinyin]
       The dog crept under the car to hide.
* to climb; to ascend; to get up
    爬山 ― páshān ― to climb a mountain
    猴子爬上了樹。／猴子爬上了树。 ― Hóuzi páshàng le shù. ― The monkey climbed up a tree.
    爬上張凳／爬上张凳 [Cantonese] ― paa$^4$ soeng$^5$ zoeng$^1$ dang$^3$ [Jyutping] ― to get onto a chair
* to scramble
* (Sichuanese or Internet slang, dismissal, derogatory or self-deprecatory) to leave; to get out
    給老子爬！／给老子爬！ ― Gěi lǎozi pá! ― Get out of my face!

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 爬, 爬行, 匍匐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 爬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 爬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 爬 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 爬 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 爬 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 爬 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 爬 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 爬 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 爬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 躝, 爬 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 躝, 爬 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 沿, 爬 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 爬 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 爬 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 爬 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 爬 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 爬啦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 爬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 𨂝, 爬 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 爬, 𨂝 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 爬 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 爬 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 𱗄 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 爬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 爬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 爬 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 爬 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 擒 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 擒, 爬 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 擒 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 爬 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 爬 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 爬啦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 𬦰, 控 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 𬦰 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 爬 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 爬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爬 |
* 滾 / 滚 (gǔn)
* 滾出去 / 滚出去 (gǔn chūqu)
* 滾犢子 / 滚犊子 (gǔn dúzi) (dialectal)
* 滾蛋 / 滚蛋 (gǔndàn)
* 滾開 / 滚开 (gǔnkāi)
* 行開 / 行开 (haang$^4$ hoi$^1$) (Cantonese, Hakka)
* 走開 / 走开 (zǒukāi)
* 躝 / 𨅬 (Cantonese)

### Compounds

* 仰爬
* 叉爬子
* 吃裡爬外 / 吃里爬外 (chīlǐpáwài)
* 搔背爬
* 攀爬 (pānpá)
* 櫛垢爬癢 / 栉垢爬痒
* 爬下
* 爬上爬下
* 爬出
* 爬升 (páshēng)
* 爬坡 (pápō)
* 爬孤棚
* 爬山 (páshān)
* 爬山虎 (páshānhǔ)
* 爬山調 / 爬山调
* 爬拉
* 爬推
* 爬格子 (pá gézi)
* 爬梳
* 爬梳剔抉
* 爬樓 / 爬楼 (pálóu)
* 爬樹 / 爬树 (páshù)
* 爬櫛 / 爬栉
* 爬沙
* 爬泳 (páyǒng)
* 爬灰
* 爬牆虎 / 爬墙虎
* 爬犁 (pálí)
* 爬癢 / 爬痒
* 爬竿
* 爬羅 / 爬罗
* 爬羅剔抉 / 爬罗剔抉
* 爬耳搔腮
* 爬船
* 爬蟲 / 爬虫 (páchóng)
* 爬行 (páxíng)
* 爬行動物 / 爬行动物 (páxíng dòngwù)
* 爬蹉
* 爬高枝兒 / 爬高枝儿
* 繃爬吊拷 / 绷爬吊拷
* 跪爬
* 連爬帶滾 / 连爬带滚
* 連跌帶爬 / 连跌带爬
* 順竿兒爬 / 顺竿儿爬

### References

* “爬”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* to scratch
* to crawl; to creep

#### Readings

* Go-on: べ (be)
* Kan-on: は (ha)
* Kun: かく (kaku, 爬く)

#### Compounds

* 爬(は)行(こう) (hakō)
* 爬(は)掻(そう)／爬(は)搔(そう) (hasō)
* 爬(は)虫(ちゅう) (hachū)
* 爬(は)虫(ちゅう)類(るい) (hachūrui)
* 爬(は)痒(よう) (hayō)
* 爬(は)羅(ら) (hara)
* 掻(そう)爬(は)／搔(そう)爬(は) (sōha)

## Korean
### Hanja

爬 • (pa) (hangeul 파)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

爬: Hán Nôm readings: ba, bò, bà, bà
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